Increase buffer for nmap arguments when "--resume" a scan #1659
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I have a complicated nmap scan with a long list of ports (used both for "-PS", SYN ping, and "-p", SYN port scan).
Here is what happens when I try to resume this scan (using the .nmap or .gnmap files):
I found that the issue is that the arguments string length is higher than 1024 which is currently not supported:
nmap/nmap.cc
Line 2339 in 23ee017
nmap/nmap.cc
Lines 2392 to 2393 in 23ee017
I chose arbitrarily the new value of "1024*128" but it seems large enough while being a reasonable size (131ko). Also based on this, but it is not a definite answer:
https://serverfault.com/a/163390
With the patch I can confirm that my scan can properly resume.
As a side note, I think that the displayed error message has no relation with the issue here.